Thanks so much Fruitgirl! congratulations on your growing family! I will definitely look into "Taking Charge of your Fertility" and really appreciate all your advice :) I started the prenatal...
You did the right thing by letting him go...he wasn't the one for you and you clearly deserve better! When it is the right person, nothing as "unimporant" as UC will keep them from you. I say...
I have had UC since I was about 14 years old and had many ups and downs with the disease: Took Asacol for 16 years with occasional flares and then boom, it stopped working! For almost 2 years was in...
I hate to say it but, smoking actually made my bowels settle. I quit smoking on August 10 2008, and 2 weeks later began a flare that I am still working through (I am finally off the prednisone and on...
I am so glad I found this post! I have been in a minor flare for about a year (I didn't realize this until recently), and have been on prednisone since early September when it became a major flare...
This is so strange, but I just quit smoking about 3 weeks ago cold turkey (yikes!) and about 1 week ago started feeling a flare up coming on. Now, I can't tell if it is due to missing some meds or to...
Hmm, not sure why the word "pre-teens" came out like I said a cuss word...but, just wanted to say...I didn't cuss :) Weird......
Hey Yadi, I am 29 and sure do remember being an active 19 year old with the disease. At that time (and today), I was taking asacol - 400 mgs 6-9 pills a day and that was it. I started with the...
Thanks for the warm welcome Judilyn and healinggirl! I will definitely try the tylenol and heating pad - that is a great idea for pain! And I never thought of the gas-x either. last night my...
Hi folks, I am new to this forum, although not new to UC. Some background on me: I was diagnosed when I was 14 and have made it to the ripe old age of 29 /community/emoticons/yeah.gif . I have been...